Archiving Fellowships Blog: DanceATL, Part 1
In her first blog post, Dance/USA Archiving & Preservation Fellow Yvette Ramirez writes about conducting research in the archives of Spelman College to support her work on an Atlanta-based oral history project.
Archiving Fellowships Blog: World Arts West, Part 3
In her third blog post, Dance/USA Archiving & Preservation Fellow Sumi Matsumoto writes about the uses of archival metadata and her work on developing a customized metadata schema for World Arts West.
How Can Arts Organizations Better Serve the Communities They Work In?
The pandemic shed light on what audiences, particularly those in BIPOC communities, want from arts and cultural organizations—and how organizations are responding.
Dancing Through Disaster: The Rhythm of Resilience
Emergency preparedness experts from PAR and NCAPER discuss how dance artists and organizations can prepare for threats and disruptions caused by natural and human-made disasters.
Archiving Fellowships Blog: Viver Brasil, Part 4
In her final blog post, Dance/USA Archiving & Preservation Fellow Sasha Jelan reflects on attending her first Society of American Archivists conference and describes conference sessions on anti-racist archival description and tools for processing archival collections remotely.
Archiving Fellowships Blog: Viver Brasil, Part 3
Dance/USA Archiving & Preservation Fellow Sasha Jelan reflects on the unexpected silver lining from the extension and redesign of her Archiving Fellowship due to COVID-19, and describes the goals she tackled in her second summer with Viver Brasil.
Archiving Fellowships Blog: World Arts West, Part 2
Dance/USA Archiving & Preservation Fellow Sumi Matsumoto reflects on her second summer working with World Arts West and breaks down the research and considerations that go into selecting an archival database software.
Archiving Fellowships Blog: Viver Brasil, Part 2
The pandemic forced Dance/USA Archiving & Preservation Fellow Sasha Jelan and Viver Brasil to reconsider their project’s strategy. Learn how they adapted.
Dance Comeback: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Dance Field and the Future of Dance
Dance/USA’s Director of Research outlines key findings of the organization’s COVID-19 impact study conducted in 2021.
Hoping for the Best, Preparing for the Worst
Have you planned for liability coverage and other contingencies as your dance company or organization readies to re-open? An insurance expert shares what types of coverage to consider
